PIONEER HUNTERS OF THE KANKAKEE 

 but he came to find out that itv/as a young deer 

 that had hidden there all day in the grass near 

 the thicket where we had fired three or shots in 

 the morning. All this noise and firing had not 

 disturbed it or m.ade it move, and this is more 

 than a young of the hun^an family could have 

 done without squalling and making a fuss. So 

 it is with the birds. The sam.e special Provi- 

 dence that guides and protects the animals does 

 likewise to the feathery tribes. Ramibling 

 through the woods and over the marshes one 

 often finds a covey of quail or a brood of 

 pheasants. To see how the m.other bird pro- 

 tects her young; she will flop and flutter to at- 

 tract your attention from the young birds so that 

 you would think she had both wfngs broken, 

 fluttering just far enough to keep out of your 

 reach, long enough for the young birds to skulk 

 away and hide in the grass. Take a stroll 

 through the woods in the Springtime and you 

 will smile at the swinging birds with your wise, 

 amused pity, who builds her tiny nest v/ith such 



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